Seven Sessions or Just a Letter? Observations on the Structure of the Disputations between Elias, Metropolitan of Nisibis, and the Vizier Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī
The following article examines the structure of a remarkable Christian Arabic treatise from the eleventh century, the heyday of Arabic culture: the Book of Sessions (Kitāb al-majālis) of Elias of Nisibis (975-1046), metropolitan of the Church of the East. In this treatise, Elias presents his discuss...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Scrinium
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 434-445 |
RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa |
Further subjects: | B
Muslim-Christian dialogue
Arabic manuscripts
Elias of Nisibis
Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī
Book of Sessions
Kitāb al-majālis
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Summary: | The following article examines the structure of a remarkable Christian Arabic treatise from the eleventh century, the heyday of Arabic culture: the Book of Sessions (Kitāb al-majālis) of Elias of Nisibis (975-1046), metropolitan of the Church of the East. In this treatise, Elias presents his discussions with his Muslim interlocutor, the vizier Abū l-Qāsim al-Maghribī (981-1027). The article compares the Book of Sessions with Elias’ Epistle to the vizier, taking into consideration some further documents that shed new light on the genesis of the Book of Sessions. |
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ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
Contains: | In: Scrinium
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00141P28 |